In round six of the SPICE Cup, GM Varuzhan Akobian won a sparkling game
against GM Hannes Stefansson to join Victor Mikhalevski in the SPICE Cup lead. (Lubbock, TX, Sept 19-29) Before playing through the entire Akobian- Stefansson game in the Tarrasch line of the Queen's Gambit, try to find his moves in the following three positions.

Black played 34...Nb6!! The idea is that Bg4 immediately allows Kg1 Bh3 followed by Qd8+ and Qg5 defending, and the Nb6 intereferes with that. White lost in a few moves after this inspired combination- check out the full game below.(Hide Solution)

Gregory Kaidanov is the "most decisive player" of the tournament so far with two wins and two losses. Check out the CLO Round three report for two Kaidanov games. Here are two more examples, one a tough loss on the White side of the Grunfeld to Victor Mikhalevski and the next a victory over defending champion Eugene Perelshteyn, featuring a pretty knight infiltration.